Automobile turning-signal light.



J. P. BECKER.

AUTOMOBILE TURNlNG SIGNAL LIGHT.

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1,253,337. Patented 511151919.

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c a citizen of the' United States, residing at lherkeley, in the countyof Alameda. and State of California; h a\' e'in\'ent ed new and useful Impmrements '-in"Automobile Turn- 1 hug-Signal lights, of which the following l ,-to the reartof nuton1ohile s and 'capa isa s x-eitication. .i g 2 -'lh|sin'rcntimi .relates'to signal lights for vehicles, and particularly such as are up )lied e of being so manipulatedhsto indicate to any one following that. the machine in advance, ilS about to turn to the right; or left, orto l e invention'conslsts in the location of colored indicators, of peculiar shape, at the ,right and leftrear ofthevehicle and enerf dmwings in which the illuminating-means, hehmd -20 one or the other of these indicators -as' required,

by means of a peculiar switch locoted in conyenient 'tion n-latire'tothe operator, so

- as to'flm ct the; ele trical current from a source of cm H to either reflector .for 'a turn, or tobothfor astoof The invention also comprises details of will he more 7 fully ex- 7 lained bv.referenw to the accompanying Fig. 2 is a seetion through line 2- -2 of Fig. 3.'showing the removed frontpiece in dotted lines. a

Fig. 3 is a cross section on line.3-3 of candescentor other lamp 4 and a reflector whi'clrthrowsthe. light strongly against the sight glasses; 'lh'e illumination of either indicates that a turn to that. side is about to be made and when both are illuminated atonce, a stop isto he made.

The change in the lights is effected by means of a switch mechanism loeated'in convenient proximity to the driver. I have shown this mechanism as consisting of two metal conducting plate-a 6 and 7 fixed with- :Fignre 1 'isa rearJrlew of'an automobile showing the position of thelamps.

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in a container or support 8, of insulating- .7 material. The support 8 has a vertical slot 9 made midway between the plates 6 and 7 .md a horizontal channel 10 in each direction and atright angles from the end of the slot.- Each of the plateshas extensionsll and 12. The arms 11 and12'of each are -formed so as to extend along the edges of the slot 9, and each-of the other arms 1 2 extend along the channel 10. All these arms have inturned outer ends for a purpose to be hereinafter described.

13 is a. rod or lever having at its rear end a ball bearing connection with a conducting.

plate 14 and with whichone electrode is connected. while the o posingelectrodes are connected with the plhtes 6 and 7. This rod normally liesin a groove which is directly beneath the slot 9 and from which it can be moved in either directioh-alon the chanml 10. The int'urned ends of e armsll and 12 allow the-rod 13 to be pushed past then. and to move in contactwith the outer-.

edges of thearms, thus formin a: circuit through the red, the arms and t e plates 6 tacts will he energized and the light upon that. side will shown.

If the rodis pushed vertically award to indicate a'stop, it'will move up of which it. contacts and, thus energizes both atonce and shows both lights and the warn? in to stop.

llaving thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patentis- 1. Tu a circuit controlle'r,"a switch member including a unitary contacts each having a pair of arms, one arm of each contact. being arranged opposite to each other so as to he simultaneously engaged by said rod at- $lll$i=llll i2lll)' dimnct-rically opposite points on said rod, the other arms of the contacts being arranged so as to. be independently engaged 53' said red at a point in approximate alinement with said points of the rod, and means to guide said rod into said engaging positions.

2. In a circuit controller. aswitch member, unitary contacts each having a pair of arms, one arm of 'each contact being arranged opposite to each other so as to be simultaneously engaged by said member and the other arms of the contactibcing azor 7. 'At the same time the lamp corresponde slot 9 i and between the arms 11 and 12. with both "ranged so as to be independently engaged by said member, means to guide said memher, and means to mount said member so that. each Uf'illt! arms \vill'engage substantially the same part of said member 3. In a circuit controller, a member having a substantially T-shaped slot, a Switch rod pivoted at a point in alinen'ient with the. intersection of the head and leg of the slot and movable in said head and leg of the latter, a pair of substantially C-shaped conacts arranged so that each has one end on the respective sides of the .leg of the slot to be simnltanebusly engaged by the red when theilatter is nioved into the 'leg of the slot, the other ends of the contacts being arranged at one side of the respective ends of thehead of the slot so as to indeoenrlentlv engage said red as the latter is moved into the respective ends of the head of the slot.

4.; In a circuit controller, a switch member, unitary contacts having parts arranged to simultam-ously engage said member and other parts arranged to independently engage said member, and means to mount said member so that each of the contact parts will engage substantially the same part of said member. I

In testii'nony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses. 4 I

JOHANNES Pl BECKER.

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